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SCRF Annual Review 2024–25, Now Available

184-page comprehensive review of carbon markets, green finance, and India climate policy. Free download above.

Research Commentary

India's First Blue Bond: Instrument Design, Market Context, and Policy Implications

Analyses India's inaugural blue bond — a planned INR 10 billion issuance by Sagarmala Finance Corporation — examining instrument design, the global blue bond market, India's blue economy, and the structural policy implications for sustainable debt architecture.

Research and Policy Team, SCRF June 2026 Research Commentary
Working Paper

The Comparability Problem: Sustainability Ratings, Methodological Opacity, and Emerging Market Mispricing

Sustainability rating divergence is not a technical deficiency awaiting a data solution. It is a structural feature of how sustainability is conceptualised and measured. This paper analyses how emerging market firms, particularly in India, face a systematic comparability discount imposed by OECD-calibrated frameworks.

Shaurya RitwikApril 202615 pages
Policy Brief

CBAM and Indian Exports: Sector Exposure and the Decarbonisation Imperative

Analyses the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism's implications for India's steel, aluminium, and fertiliser export sectors as definitive enforcement commenced January 2026. Examines sector-specific cost exposures, the revenue logic for domestic carbon pricing acceleration, and India's strategic response options.

SCRF Policy LabMarch 202613 pages
Data Report

India Climate Finance Flows 2025–2026: Mapping Public and Private Capital

Annual mapping of climate finance flows into India for 2025-2026, covering public, private, domestic, and international capital across sectors, instruments, and geographies. Total tracked climate funding reached USD 31.32 billion in 2024, a 40 percent increase over the prior year.

SCRF Data TeamApril 202621 pages
Research Paper

Article 6 Implementation: Lessons for Emerging Markets

How developing nations can effectively participate in international carbon markets under Article 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, with case studies from India, Ghana, and Indonesia.

Dr. Arjun Mehta, Priya NairNovember 2024
Policy Brief

India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme: A Framework Assessment

An independent analysis of India's CCTS notification: sector coverage, MRV requirements, registry design, and recommendations for robust market development.

SCRF Policy LabOctober 202422 pages
Data Report

India Green Bond Market: Q3 2024 Review

Quarterly analysis of Indian green bond issuances, proceeds allocation, second-party opinion quality, and alignment with the ICMA Green Bond Principles.

SCRF Research TeamOctober 2024
Research Paper

Carbon Credit Quality in India's Voluntary Market: An Integrity Assessment

Evaluating the additionality, permanence, and co-benefit claims of registered Indian carbon projects across forestry, cookstoves, and renewable energy methodologies.

Dr. Sunita RaoSeptember 2024

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